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Dean Skelos

Dean Skelos
Personal data
Date of birthFebruary 16, 1948(age 63)
Place of birthRockville Centre, New York
Political partyRepublican
SpouseGail Skelos
ResidenceRockville Centre, New York
OccupationAttorney
ReligionGreek Orthodox
Majority Leader of the New York State Senate
Assumed officeJanuary 3, 2011
Preceded byPedro Espada, Jr.
In officeJune 24, 2008 - December 31, 2008
Succeeded byMalcolm Smith
Preceded byJoseph Bruno
Minority Leader of the New York State Senate
In officeJanuary 7, 2009 - December 31, 2010
Succeeded byJohn L. Sampson
Preceded byMalcolm Smith
Acting Lieutenant Governor of New York
In officeJune 24, 2008 - December 31, 2008
Succeeded byMalcolm Smith
Preceded byJoseph Bruno
Deputy Majority Leader of the New York State Senate
In officeJanuary, 1995 - June 24, 2008
LeaderJoseph Bruno
Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from 's 9th district
Assumed officeJanuary, 1985
Preceded byCarol Berman

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Dean G. Skelos (born February 16, 1948) is an American politician and the Republican Temporary President and Majority Leader of the New York State Senate. Skelos represents District 9 in the State Senate, which comprises the southwest region of Nassau County, including the city of Long Beach, the villages of Rockville Centre, Atlantic Beach, Cedarhurst, East Rockaway, Hewlett Bay Park, Hewlett Harbor, Hewlett Neck, Island Park, Lawrence, Lynbrook, Malverne, Valley Stream, and Woodsburgh, and the hamlets of Baldwin, Barnum Island, Elmont, Franklin Square, Hewlett, Inwood, North Valley Stream, Oceanside, West Hempstead, and Woodmere. He is the second Long Islander to hold the position of Majority Leader, following Ralph J. Marino.

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Senate Democrats illegally walk out of session Monday, June 8th in an effort to block a vote to create a bipartisan Senate leadership coalition. Democrats tried to shutdown the session without voting on a resolution to create power-sharing between Senator Pedro Espada, the first Latino President Pro Temp and Republican Leader Dean Skelos.
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March 31, 2011 -- Senate Majority Leader Dean Skelos delivers remarks on the 2011-12 New York State Budget
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January 6, 2010
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Republican Larchmont Mayor Liz Feld, one of the feistier candidates this election season, speaks at her fundraiser, attended by former and current Senate Majority Leaders Joseph Bruno and Dean Skelos, who've been getting a beating from Feld over property tax caps.
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May 7, 2011 -- Senate Majority Leader Dean Skelos delivers his response at the 111th LCA show.
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New York Senators Caesar Trunzo, Kenneth LaValle, John Flanagan, Charles Fuschillo Jr., Carl Marcellino, Kemp Hannon, Owen Johnson and Dean Skelos fight for school aid for Long Island schools
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Senator Dean Skelos discusses the importance of expanding Megan's Law, which was put into place to protect children from sex offenders.
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Republican Senate Leader Dean Skelos explains why the so-called MTA Bailout Bill is bad for Long Island.
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New Senate Majority Leader Dean Skelos comments on NYNOW about why there is still no property tax cap.
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The Signs They Are A-Changing - Politics on the Hudson (blog) Tweet this news
Politics on the Hudson (blog)---Dean Skelos-' name is back on the door of the Senate majority office suite in the Capitol Building. Skelos, a Long Island Republican who served briefly as ... - Date : Thu, 30 Dec 2010 20:08:52 GMT+00:00
State Senate: Skelos freebie fete tweaks Dems - Newsday Tweet this news
Newsday--Perhaps as a bit of a tweak, -Dean Skelos-' Senate Republicans, preparing to take the majority, decided to invite Capitol denizens in to the GOP conference ... - Date : Wed, 15 Dec 2010 22:04:42 GMT+00:00
Moving Day For The Senate Is Here - Politics on the Hudson (blog) Tweet this news
Politics on the Hudson (blog)--As of midday, the placard outside of Senate Minority Leader -Dean Skelos-' office has not been changed. Skelos is expected to become the majority leader when ... - Date : Wed, 29 Dec 2010 17:48:08 GMT+00:00
New venue for Cuomo's State of State speech - Newsday Tweet this news
Newsday---Dean Skelos- (R-Rockville Centre) and Assembly Speaker Sheldon Silver (D-Manhattan) - will address the convention center crowd. Both moves are believed to be ... - Date : Thu, 30 Dec 2010 02:39:54 GMT+00:00
Sen. Larkin looking forward to 2011 - Kingston Daily Freeman Tweet this news
Kingston Daily Freeman--He said Senate Republican leader -Dean Skelos- “is going to have a meeting on (Jan. 4) and he's going to tell us who's going to be whip, who's going to be ... - Date : Fri, 31 Dec 2010 08:16:42 GMT+00:00
Ed draws up a plan for Albany - New York Post Tweet this news
New York Post--Incoming Senate Majority Leader -Dean Skelos-, a Long Island Republican who took the New York Uprising campaign pledge when seeking re-election, ... - Date : Tue, 21 Dec 2010 11:22:28 GMT+00:00
Sen. Skelos: Hints of the dealings to come - Newsday Tweet this news
Newsday--As State Senate Republican leader -Dean Skelos- prepares to reclaim the house's majority, under a new governor, his statements in a wide-ranging interview ... - Date : Fri, 17 Dec 2010 10:08:04 GMT+00:00
Editorial: Wine and sleaze party - New York Daily News Tweet this news
New York Daily News--Poised to take control of the state Senate with a razor-thin majority, GOP leader -Dean Skelos- has gotten a jump on schooling his new members in how business ... - Date : Thu, 16 Dec 2010 10:17:38 GMT+00:00
Ritchie: I didn't stick around party long - WatertownDailyTimes.com Tweet this news
WatertownDailyTimes.com--Senate Republican Leader -Dean Skelos- may have thrown a "wine and sleaze" party for lawmakers and lobbyists Tuesday, but Patricia A. Ritchie ... - Date : Fri, 17 Dec 2010 10:22:09 GMT+00:00
Dean Skelos & Republican Senate need to change their ways to save New York state - New York Daily News Tweet this news
New York Daily News--Majority Leader-to-be -Dean Skelos- (above) and his team had better be serious about that, because they have a list of sins to repent - and the slimmest ... - Date : Tue, 07 Dec 2010 09:45:45 GMT+00:00

Current elected and appointed statewide political officials of New York

New York Assembly
Preceded by
Raymond J. McGrath
New York State Assembly, 19th District
1981 - 1982
Succeeded by
Armand Paul D'Amato
New York State Senate
Preceded by
Carol Berman
New York State Senate, 9th District
1985 - present
Incumbent
Political offices
Preceded by
Joseph L. Bruno
Temporary President of the New York State Senate
2008
Succeeded by
Malcolm Smith
Preceded by
Joseph L. Bruno
Acting
Lieutenant Governor of New York
Acting

2008
Succeeded by
Malcolm Smith
Acting
Preceded by
Malcolm Smith
Minority Leader of the New York State Senate
2009
Succeeded by
2009 New York State Senate leadership crisis1
Preceded by
2009 New York State Senate leadership crisis1
Minority Leader of the New York State Senate
2009 - 2010
Succeeded by
John L. Sampson
Preceded by
Malcolm Smith
Temporary President of the New York State Senate
2011 - present
Incumbent
U.S. SenateChuck Schumer * Kirsten Gillibrand
State governmentDavid Paterson, Governor * Richard Ravitch, Lieutenant Governor * Andrew Cuomo, Attorney General * Thomas DiNapoli, Comptroller
SenateMalcolm Smith, Temporary President * Pedro Espada Jr.,Majority Leader * Dean Skelos, Minority Leader
AssemblySheldon Silver, Speaker * Ronald Canestrari, Majority Leader * Brian Kolb, Minority Leader
Court of Appeals
(appointed)
Jonathan Lippman, Chief Justice * Carmen Beauchamp Ciparick * Robert Smith * Victoria Graffeo * Susan Phillips Read * Eugene Pigott, Jr. * Theodore Jones

Governors of New York

G. Clinton * Jay * G. Clinton * Lewis * Tompkins * Tayler* * D. Clinton * Yates * D. Clinton * Pitcher * Van Buren * Throop * Marcy * Seward * Bouck * Wright * Young * Fish * Hunt * Seymour * Clark * King * Morgan * Seymour * Fenton * Hoffman * J. Adams Dix * Tilden * Robinson * Cornell * Cleveland * Hill * Flower * Morton * Black * T. Roosevelt * Odell * Higgins * Hughes * White * J. Alden Dix * Sulzer * Glynn * Whitman * Smith * Miller * Smith * F. Roosevelt * Lehman * Poletti * Dewey * Harriman * Rockefeller * Wilson * Carey * Cuomo * Pataki * Spitzer * Paterson
(*) denotes Acting

Presidents pro tempore/Majority Leaders of the New York State Senate

Robertson * McCarthy * vacant * McCarthy * Pitts * Fassett * Cantor * Saxton * O'Connor * Ellsworth * Raines * Allds * Cobb * Wagner * Wagner/Murtaugh * Brown * Walters * Lusk * Walker * Knight * Fearon * Dunnigan * Pitcher * Hanley * Feinberg * Wicks * Mahoney * Zaretzki * Brydges * Anderson * Marino * Bruno * Skelos * Smith * Espada/Skelos * Leadership crisis * Smith/Espada



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